Response to "Hallelujah" (by Leonard Cohen)
In my personal opinion, the song/poem "Hallelujah" is a wonderful and inspiring song written by Leonard Cohen. It evokes a feeling of butterfly inside my organs, meandering around. As I listen to this song, the only things that appear in my head are a young boy searching for his answer to his question about ‘what music is’. At the same time, he is worried about what might happen with his only love in his ephemeral life.
One of the many reasons why this song is loved by millions of people (including me) is because this song has a multipurpose function. For example, it is appropriate in marriages but also in funerals because this profound song explains about how the beginning is “beautiful” and how the end is “cold and broken”. In addition, it does not have any defined target of audience. In other words, it does not criticize any race, gender, etc. The audience is basically anybody who reads his poem (or song) and puts his personal analysis, trying to figure out what the poem might be telling to him regarding his life.
Hallelujah originated from the Hebrew language and was used to praise God for his kind deeds and actions for the people. Both the word and the poem share a connectivity of language and meaning, indicating Praise as the main root. Thus Hallelujah serves as a song of praise that would laugh with us in good times but also cry with us in bad times.
One of the many reasons why this song is loved by millions of people (including me) is because this song has a multipurpose function. For example, it is appropriate in marriages but also in funerals because this profound song explains about how the beginning is “beautiful” and how the end is “cold and broken”. In addition, it does not have any defined target of audience. In other words, it does not criticize any race, gender, etc. The audience is basically anybody who reads his poem (or song) and puts his personal analysis, trying to figure out what the poem might be telling to him regarding his life.
Hallelujah originated from the Hebrew language and was used to praise God for his kind deeds and actions for the people. Both the word and the poem share a connectivity of language and meaning, indicating Praise as the main root. Thus Hallelujah serves as a song of praise that would laugh with us in good times but also cry with us in bad times.